Please listen to this 40 minute audio. The critic discusses the ruling on February 4, the attempt to undermine that ruling, the Appellate Court’s decision and the 146 lawsuits filed against the IL school districts.
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Supporting articles and statements:
Indoor Mask Mandates in Illinois Will Cease on February 28: https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.24498.html
This article hints that the vaccine passport requirements will also lift around the same time: https://abc7chicago.com/city-of-chicago-mask-mandate-pritzker-today-lifting-illinois-end/11550168/?ex_cid=TA_WLS_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR16ERxEjSxC6QsOlKrxIoo8kPqk2aG7NCtm75sjsqD_MG1OxTIcd5u_ibU
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot pushes back against the Governor: https://abc7chicago.com/city-of-chicago-mask-mandate-covid-numbers-pritzker-today-end/11566235/?fbclid=IwAR16jrTG-C4kyMuOHtah-jHq0uZVEaSuY8YlMDgQGSGR5RWzSaWfOTWdO6o
AP: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois appeals court has dismissed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that invalidated Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s requirement that masks be worn in schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. … Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow on Feb. 4 rendered the order “null and void.”
The state attempted to appeal Judge Grischow’s February 4 ruling: https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2022/02-04/springfield-judge-voids-pritzkers-mask-mandate-for-schools-plus-k-12-staff-vaccine-or-test-requirement
This story is a childish distraction from the real issue at hand, but it is also a message about inverting democracy. This looks like a coup, actually. https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/illinois-democrats-vote-to-remove-9-maskless-republicans-from-house-chamber
The Appellate Court ruled the appeal to overturn Judge Grischow’s ruling as “moot”: https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-mask-mandate-lawsuit-update-appellate-court-governor-jb-pritzker-il/11576695/
Another good article: https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/620570502-no-actual-controversy-pritzker-appeal-of-covid-school-mandates-tro-dismissed
The Appellate Court document in a pdf: https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/d6948ba1-40f7-490f-8f3e-bcc7da982ea2/Austin%20v.%20Board%20of%20Education%20of%20Community%20Unit%20School%20District%20300,%202022%20IL%20App%20(4th)%20220090-U.pdf
As a result of the Appellate Court’s decision I imagine more Superintendents of school districts will follow in this guy’s footsteps:
This Western New York school district is taking their cue from Illinois parents who filed suit against 146 different Illinois school districts: https://www.wkbw.com/news/coronavirus/wny-students-first-group-files-lawsuit-to-end-mask-mandate-in-daycares-and-schools?fbclid=IwAR0gLJG9MrN7ER8mrwslKQt23rpcKLlS8LoMHw-yuDc552N8iyF8cbuuV8A
“We had both students and adults wearing masks and there were those who chose not to wear masks,” Cox said. “In terms of the feedback we got, it was one of the best weeks of school we had in a long time. It was a regular school day inside. I know there was a lot of discussion going on outside of the school walls.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sj-r.com/amp/6780024001
In the State of Virginia, it is law to elect out of masking children in schools: https://wtop.com/virginia/2022/02/youngkin-signs-school-mask-mandate-ban-into-law/
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